Photodegradation of Dyes Using Titanium Dioxide Supported on Glass

Photodegradation of dyes, in aqueous solution was carried out using titanium dioxide coated on glass plates, illuminated by blue fluorescent lamps. TiO₂ coated glass was prepared by sol-gel technique. Air was pumped into the mixture to ensure continuous supply of oxygen in the mixture. Methylene...

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Main Author: Lee, Kong Hui
Format: Thesis
Language:English
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Published: 2002
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description Photodegradation of dyes, in aqueous solution was carried out using titanium dioxide coated on glass plates, illuminated by blue fluorescent lamps. TiO₂ coated glass was prepared by sol-gel technique. Air was pumped into the mixture to ensure continuous supply of oxygen in the mixture. Methylene blue removal was studied based on the effect of amount of coated TiO₂ sol-gel, initial concentration, light intensity, light source, and pH of solution medium. Comparison was also made to the powder form of TiO₂ which was prepared by the same method. The highest percentage of methylene blue removal was obtained when the photodegradation experiment was run using 5 pieces of TiO₂/Glass (4 times of sol-gel dip-coating) and 10 ppm of methylene blue solution at 28°C after illumination under 4 white fluorescent lamps of 20 W for 4 hours. About 84% of methylene blue was removed. Methylene blue removal was found to be efficient and comparable to the illumination using near UV light, sunlight, 4 white fluorescent lamps, 4 dark fluorescent lamps and 4 blue fluorescent lamps.
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spelling upm-95162024-03-06T07:38:10Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9516/ Photodegradation of Dyes Using Titanium Dioxide Supported on Glass Lee, Kong Hui Photodegradation of dyes, in aqueous solution was carried out using titanium dioxide coated on glass plates, illuminated by blue fluorescent lamps. TiO₂ coated glass was prepared by sol-gel technique. Air was pumped into the mixture to ensure continuous supply of oxygen in the mixture. Methylene blue removal was studied based on the effect of amount of coated TiO₂ sol-gel, initial concentration, light intensity, light source, and pH of solution medium. Comparison was also made to the powder form of TiO₂ which was prepared by the same method. The highest percentage of methylene blue removal was obtained when the photodegradation experiment was run using 5 pieces of TiO₂/Glass (4 times of sol-gel dip-coating) and 10 ppm of methylene blue solution at 28°C after illumination under 4 white fluorescent lamps of 20 W for 4 hours. About 84% of methylene blue was removed. Methylene blue removal was found to be efficient and comparable to the illumination using near UV light, sunlight, 4 white fluorescent lamps, 4 dark fluorescent lamps and 4 blue fluorescent lamps. 2002-07 Thesis NonPeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9516/1/FSAS_2002_45.pdf Lee, Kong Hui (2002) Photodegradation of Dyes Using Titanium Dioxide Supported on Glass. Masters thesis, Universiti Putra Malaysia. Photodegradation - Experiments English
spellingShingle Photodegradation - Experiments
Lee, Kong Hui
Photodegradation of Dyes Using Titanium Dioxide Supported on Glass
title Photodegradation of Dyes Using Titanium Dioxide Supported on Glass
title_full Photodegradation of Dyes Using Titanium Dioxide Supported on Glass
title_fullStr Photodegradation of Dyes Using Titanium Dioxide Supported on Glass
title_full_unstemmed Photodegradation of Dyes Using Titanium Dioxide Supported on Glass
title_short Photodegradation of Dyes Using Titanium Dioxide Supported on Glass
title_sort photodegradation of dyes using titanium dioxide supported on glass
topic Photodegradation - Experiments
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9516/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9516/1/FSAS_2002_45.pdf